Tom Clancy's Power Plays : Ruthless.com

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Summary: Entertaining but with a kind of far-fetched plot line.
Review: I find the concept of an all-powerfull, Bill Gates type figure controlling the world through the internet kind of far-fetched. The book was entertaining though I found myself having to make a conscious effort to continue reading rather than eagerly awaiting the next page as with most Clancy books. Did Clancy actually write this or just lend it his name to encourage sales?

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Summary: Not real Clancy. Don't waste your time. Indigestion.
Review: This is not a real Clancy book, and the cover should have made this clear. Don't waste your time reading this (unless it's the only book within 1000 miles and you're desperate).

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Summary: Save your money...
Review: Ed McBain once said he wrote one of his books 'because I needed the money'. And the book was good. Tom Clancy must need the money but he did not bother writing or even reading this quickly hashed pseudo-technological thriller full of inaccuracies and typos published under his name.

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Summary: Disappointment
Review: That's the last one for me, I believe they will loose alot of Clancy fans with this. Hope they made plenty of money...

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Summary: Not quite a "Clancy"
Review: I'm at the last few pages of the book and realize that there are simply not enough pages left to tie everything together and come up with a resolution of all that's been presented. I definitely can't believe Lear would build a jet with no manual override for landing gear. Of course, my career has been in Navy Ship Repair, not aircraft, so I can't speak from authority but I expect Clancy to be able to. Among many 'typo's' (giving benefit of the doubt here) one glaring error jumped out at me. Am I actually the last living human that knows the difference between, "affect" and "effect?"

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Summary: A sad joke
Review: I wouldn't recommend this book to someone who has read every single other book in the universe and wants something he hasn't read. The research done for it is extremely pathetic. The storyline is about as believable as pigs flying up to Mir on their own.

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Summary: Totally backwards on encryption policy
Review: I know this is fiction, but much of the book is supposed to be based on real life. However, the encryption policies in the book are totally backwards. The government _wants_ to regulate crypto. Businesses want to _deregulate_ crypto, so they can sell overseas. Why would a business not want to sell to more markets? It's the government that's concerned about the terrorist issues. Obviously, the writer didn't study current encryption policies close enough.

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Summary: Tom Clancy lite! Don't waste your money.
Review: It is interesting that this book is "created by" Clancy and Greenberg. It is so bad that neither is willing to take credit (or blame) for it. This book has nothing to grab your attention, nothing to make you stay up half the night reading one more chapter. This is just a cheap gimmick by Clancy to capitalize on his name. A book based on a video game? Don't waste the quarters.

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Summary: A GRAND DISAPPOINTMENT
Review: The plot was not exciting and there were lots of factual errors. As a native of Singapore, Clancy did not bother to check his facts or spelling. Name of the places were mispelt often ("Raiu" for the Riau islands...etc). Don't buy it!

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Summary: Not Clancy's Best
Review: I am dissapointed in Mr. Clancy's ruthless.com The situations in the book are commonplace and predictable. There are several mispellings and it has a 'disorganized/rushed' feeling to it. It feels as if he just "winged" it to promote his software game.